- How long does divorce recovery take?<\/div><\/div>If only there were a definitive answer to give, but there isn\u2019t. Divorce recovery is different for everybody, and some people take longer than others.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThat said, many professionals weigh in with different estimates and guidelines. Some say it takes anywhere from one to two years, while others suggest that the amount of time it takes relates to the length of the marriage. The truth is, divorce recovery should take as long as the individual needs it to take.<\/div><\/li>How do I recover from divorce emotionally?<\/div><\/div>Recovering from divorce is a challenge, and it\u2019s one of the toughest things to endure. In fact, in terms of most stressful life events<\/a>, divorce is usually in the top five. Recovering from something so stressful takes patience and effort. Therapy can be helpful, but there are other steps you can take.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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- Be kind to yourself. Accept that you are going to feel strong emotions and embrace them.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Commit to self-care.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Reach out to loved ones for support. Do not go it alone.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Consider a support group where you can talk with other people going through the same thing.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Reconnect with your passions. Did you put a hobby on the back burner during your marriage, or is there something you always wanted to try? Now is the time to do it.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Commit to positivity. While it is important to feel the emotions, it is equally necessary to find positive things in your life to create balance.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n \r\n\r\nFinally, reinforce with yourself that things will get better and you will find a way to a new normal. Once you work through the phases of divorce recovery, you can establish a path forward.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Most people don\u2019t commit to a marriage with the intention of ever leaving the other person. But, life happens, people drift apart for many reasons, and marriage can\u2019t always support that distance. Divorce is more than an ordinary breakup, making it a difficult and emotional event for most people. While it can look different for … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":2482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"What Is Divorce Recovery and How Can It Help Me?","_seopress_titles_desc":"Divorce recovery is essential to working through complex emotions and moving on in the healthiest possible way. Read this to understand more.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[116],"tags":[181,208],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/divorce-recovery-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/divorce-recovery-600x500.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Lauren Cook-McKay","author_link":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/author\/laurendivorceanswers-com\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11014,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions\/11014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/divorceanswers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}